Some Holley families resided along Lake Joy Road (Tharpe's Mill Road) during the mid to late 1800's, a few miles North of Perry. Many of their descendants still live in that area. But, I'm not aware of any Holley family cemeteries. It's usually a good idea to trace all known property that the family had, and then try to find any hint of a cemetery on it. This may entail reviewing the deeds, tax digests, estate records, arial tax maps, soil survey maps, and old plats. Land records are some of the most interesting records that you can research. They give you a real "lay of the land" perspective of your ancestors' environment and way of life. At least half of all people who were buried in this area prior to 1900, lie in unmarked graves. This is not to say that they weren't marked in some fashion after the burial. Most had wooden markers or large rocks placed on the graves. However, time and construction [destruction] have taken their toll on many of these markers. Many families in Houston Co., GA were tenant farmers during the 1800s. A large statue will be dedicated to these tenant farmers on Friday, 3 Oct. 2003 at the Fairgrounds in Perry, GA. Former President Jimmy Carter will be present to help in this dedication. On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 11:10:49 +1000 Gaila & James Merrington <gaila@merrington.net> writes: Brenda First I had better correct one thing I said, (I) "Did see a Holley cemetery near Dooley county border, but that isn't close to < 5TH District >Houston County." That cemetery is in Houston County, but not near Ft Valley. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!